Allstar SZD-59

what is it?

The SZD-59 Acro is a single-seat glass composite glider for aerobatics and cross-country flying by PZL Allstar of Bielsko-Biała, Poland. The SZD-59 can be flown with a 13.2m span or a 15.0m span. Attaching or detaching the wing-tips takes only a few minutes.

base stats

• speed 265 km/htop speed
• seats 1passengers
• size 540 kgmax take-off weight
• built 25made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 35 years ago, in 1991.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.0× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 15 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

no engine: No engine: it glides on rising air.

spec sheet

first flight

1991-09-09

number built

25

role

club class and aerobatic glider

origin

🇵🇱 Poland

makers

Allstar PZL Glider (Poland)

engines

none (glider)

passengers

1

length

6.9 m

wingspan

15 m

height

1.5 m

max take-off weight

540 kg

top speed

265 km/h

range

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Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.